Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-06-25
CoLLYKR, June %, 1887.

White butterflies.
Mercury at 117e.
The Bible prize offer.
Buffalo grass is browning.
Rye rapidly ripening, and the long, full
heads promise well
Do not forget the school meeting
Thursday afternoon, June 30.
The sudden cold change Monday after
noon was not conducive to health.
FIG. Bower, formerly teacher OF Coll
yer school, Ispent Sunday with bus broth
er, William.
Mr.. Kune, the new depot agent, arrived
on Monday, and his family came up on
the Tuesday noon train. They come
from Indiana.
Miss Mile Brown went west on the
train Tuesday noon, to enjoy another OF
those pleasant visits with Mrs. II. r.
Jones, of Cove City.
An enthusiastic meeting was held last
evening in town, when the people decided
to celebrate July 4th. A goodly sub
scription was raised to forward the enter
prise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hay will remain in Coll.
yer for few days, after which she will
leave for Illinois to visit her mother, and
he will accompany her as far as the east
ern part of this state.
Rev. J. o. A. Weller can get his Bibles
ready, for many OF the Sunday school
scholars intend to secure the prize, If a
perfect recitation of the commandments
will do it, as promised.
VIM. Mellen and wife, of the Hack
berry, were called upon to part with their
only little darling last week, and on Sun
day laid her away to her final rest. The
parents feel the loss deeply.
y Some of our oldest settlers are revel-
ing in mulberries, fresh from their own
bushes. The mulberry is proving quite
favorite with forest planters, and has
grown nicely in this locality.
The neat little compliments passed
between the World and the Irego
County Republican make pleasant read
ing, and will tend to increase good fellow
ship throughout the county.
An elderly gentlemen was in town last
week forming acquaintance while trans
acting business, and by some who met
him, his name was lost as they received
the information that he was the new
proprietor of the Webster ranch.
W. L. Brown has put mp tank which
is filed by his windmill pump, and he
now irrigates his large vegetable garden
by turning faucet and letting the water
flow through troughs to its destination.
The incidents of last Wednesday give
our deputy sheriff an opportunity to show
mis- official ability, and If, as stated, he
was an eye witness to the affair, the
people certainly expect he will see that
our state laws are enforced.
Let the women remember that the well
fare of the children depends largely on
their attendance upon the school meeting,
and the way they cast their ballot. It is
q duty the adults owe to the little folks,
and one which should be carefully per-
formed.
Go to G.. W. Blackwill's, Collyer, Kan,
for your Acme Pulverizer and Harrow,
the greatest harrow for listed corn on the
market. Also see the patent-tooth Ellin-
wood Harrow and Adams Cultivation, and
do not fail to examine the new Deering
Mower. Prices way down. 430-tf
It is strange how much more effective
free notice is than paid advertisement.
The person who says newspaper adver-
tising does no good is positively sure
that bit of news has been read by
everybody, and with damaging results.
Verify, the newspaper finds human ma
sure perverse.
The afternoons of late have been very
warm, and mercury rose on Sunday to
ITO in the sun. It is fast affecting the
grass and changing it from green to
brown, while insects, including q few
potato bugs, are getting in their work.
Crops are uninjured as yet, but good
rain would be fully appreciated.
And it is STEADY growth" you admire,
Warbler, of Wilcox, is it? just come to
Collyer, and you will find growth which
has been so steady that even the most
hopeful have not been able to become in
toxicated over it. But our town IS grow
ing, in spite of the fact that the town site
owner neither comes out nor sells out
A beautiful piece of artistic work was
seen few days ago, in the shape of a
baby Quilt. It was present from Mrs
j. G. Elliott to her first grandchild, the
daughter of her son Samuel, of Boston,
Mass. Although along in years, Mrs.
Elliott has performed ell the labor her
self, without spectacles, and there was
some very pretty embroidery upon many
of the peices of silk.
Only the pencihng of the last Carvings
under painful circumstances could have
caused the omission of q notice OF the re-
moval of Commissioner Robb to Ogallah.
And yet we do not feel that he and his
family have really LETT Us, for they con-
tinue their interest in both Collyer Post
and Corps. Mrs. Robb came up on Sat
urday to attend the regular Corps meet
ing, and YVES entertained over Sunday by
Mrs. M. ]. Smith. Mrs. Robb speaks
highly of her new Asme, at Ogallah, and
it's surroundings.
At the last session Of Sunday school
Miss Sickney tendeced her resignation as
superintendent, On account Of failing